Session 13 - Lay to rest

25/4/300 - As midnight chimes the party discuss what to do with the body of their fallen foe. It is agreed that the best course of action us to burn the body of Ban Lior. They do this while Damanta Lior remains unconscious.

They journey back to Crosaire in the early hours of the morning, taking her to the temple in New Town. The druid there says she will send word should Damanta awaken.

The party return to the Gatehouse inn and rest.

Mid-afternoon, after they awaken, they visited the garrison and found that Laraek was not there but with the Lord Builder, Ollpheist Sweart. Whilst they don't find Laraek they are shown to the Lord Builder's study where a tense conversation is had. Sweart is unhappy that the party went behind his back and did not share information. Surmising that they aren't willing to work with authority and are guided solely by their morals, he turns them loose. Elnorin shares the location of Damanta as an olive branch, one that is accepted. The party agree to carry a message to Queen Caitriona Ingen Ailis.

As they journeyed through town they were delivered a message by a slave in the service of Tiberia Cassius Pulcheria. She offered them a dinner but the party refuse.

They collect Heskan's armour and Ruric shops for some equipment.

The party drink then rest.

26/4/300

The next day the party venture out to check on Damanta Lior. On the way Elnorin notes that they are followed.

After arriving at the temple, they discover that Damanta is still asleep. She is being tended to by the local alchemist who is attempting to cleanse her of a poison. Heskan uses his holy powers to wake her and, as she sees his face, she screams. The party are sent outside for a while. Elnorin and Ruric use this time to travel back to collect the Lord Builder's letter whilst Braith asks the druid to 'cleanse' the bows she had retrieved from Ban Lior. The druid advises burning them as the only way of being sure but agrees to say a prayer over them. 

At this point Drest and Fotla, the figures that had followed the party down, who offer them some work scouting further north for The Harper. Braith and Heskan say they will dicuss it with the others then find them. After this they talk to a very upset Damanta, who bequeaths them her horse. 

Back at the inn the letter has arrived. Ruric and Elnorin prepare their belongings to leave. As they finish the others rejoin them and all of them decide not to work with the Cat's Eyes but that they will suggest to Aine Stormsword that they journey north. 

The part journey via the Kinship Longhouse to deliver the news to Drest and Fotla, they agree to share information at a later date but refuse the contract.

The party leave Crosaire and head towards Ostan  O Thuaidh.

27/4/300 - An uneventful days travel

28/4/300 - In the early hours of the morning the party are attacked by Darklings at the behest of Verenestra. Whilst most of them slept they launched their surprise attack. The Party fought back and defeated their assailants.

Later that  day they reached Ostan o Thuaidh where they had a brief conversation with Rufus about his sister Tiberia.